Sparkler toy



NOV". l1, 1930. 1, E MALKlN 1,781,516

SPARKLER TOY Filed Aug. 20, 1929 Inventor ttorney Patented Nov. 11,1930

JOHN E. MALKIN, F NEW YORK, N. Y. i

sPARxLEn 'rox Applicationled August 20, V1929. Serial No. 387,255.

v This invention relates to toys and has for its primary object, the provision of a spark producing toy for children.

Another object of the invention resides in a 5,1 toy sparkler which produces a cold spark not to be dangerous or harmful should the same come in contact with the hand or body of a child and which produces a stream of light which will be amusing to the child in view p 1CA of the fact that it isproduced by the manual operation of the child.

Another object is to provide a toy sparkler which includes a rotatable flint wheel against which a steel block is held under tension, and a gear train operable by the manual turning of a crank which is operatively connected to the flint wheel for imparting rotation thereto `by which sparks are produced due to contact of the wheel with the friction surface of the 30 steel block.

A further object is the provision of a childs sparkling toy which is simple of construction, inexpensive of manufacture, and easy of operation. With these and other objects in view, the

invention resides in a certain novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, the essential features of which are hereinafter fully described and are particularly pointed out in the appended claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1, is a side elevational view of my improvedktoy sparkler.

Figure 2 is an end elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a detailed perspective view of the friction block, and the spring holder therefor.

Referring particularly to the drawings, the reference character 1() designates my rimproved sparkler toy in its entirety which includes a frame or handle member 11 constructed of metal and which is provided at one end with a handle portion 12, while the opposite end is bifurcated or forked to pro- 1 vide spaced parallel arms 13S-13.` Journalled in the terminal ends of the arms 13-13 is aA the wheel 15 and gear 16vrotate as a single .to one side of which is connected a smaller unit.` Une of the `arms 13 has its terminal i end slightly offset as at 17 to facilitate of the mounting of the gear 16 and wheel 15 side by side as shown in Figure 2 of the drawing.

1 Also journalled in the arml adjacentthe 55 handle portion 12 is a crank shaft 18 to `which a relatively large drive gear 19 is fixedlymounted, while the outerend of the crank carries a manipulating knob` 20 by which manual rotation may be imparted to the gear 19 for a purpose to be presently ap preciated. Journalled inthe arm 13 intermediate the crank 18 and shaft 141 is a shaft 21 which carriesa relatively large gear 22 gear 23, the latter constantly meshing with the drive gear 19, while the former gear 22 meshes with the gear 16. From the foregoing it will be seenqthatl have provided` a gear train between the crank shaft 18 and the `70 `shaftlll on which the flint wheell is mountedwherebyupon rotation of the crank, power will be transmitted to the shaft 14 through the intermeshing gears as hereinbefore described. Fixed to one of the arms 13 as at 24 is a friction block holder in the nature of a resilient spring arm 25 constructed of fiat springy metal, the upper free end of which is provided with a head 26 for receiving the 80 rectangular shape friction block 27 which" may be of steel or other like metal. The block 27 is provided with a roughened concave surface 28, the curvature of which approXimates the curvature of the periphery of the wheel 15 and in practice the spring arm 25 tends to hold the friction surface of the block 27 against the periphery of the wheel 15. The head 26 is provided with side arms or ears 29 which act to prevent lateral v 90 shift-ing of the friction block 27 relative to the head. The block 27 is also, removable from the head 26 to facilitate of the insertion of a new one when desired.

In operation, the toy is held by one hand f. of the child or operator while the manipulating knob `2() of the crank is grasped by the other hand whereupon the operator proceeds to impart turning movement to the crank 18 from where power is transmitted to the gearlJU I 'ping to the rotatable flint Wheel 15. As-the periphery of the Wheel passes the friction f f steel friction- Wheel Xed for rotation to' the' Y gear remotefrom the handle, ian actuating surface 28 0f the friction block k27', a continuous shower of sparks Willrbe produced which imparts the appearance of a stream of light. The sparks produced by the device;

may be turned cold andare harmless should ,Y vrthey come in contactwith theskin or' cloth* Y l ing'of the operator, thus there is no possii bility of injury due to burning ofthe op- Y erators hands or clothing.

i Having thus described my invention, what K I claim as neW,-and desire to secure by Let;VV ters-Patent, is: f Y Y A sparkler toy of the character described comprising a handle` member, Va -pair 'of p f spaced,V opposed, parallel arms extending lon-A gitudinally* from one'end tl1ereof, a train of meshed gears mounted for rotation Vat Alongiytu'dinally spaced points betweenthe arms, -a

crank operatively 'connected to the gear adjacent the handle, a resilient arm secured to voneoftlie first named arms and extending substantially parallelY therewith in spaced relation thereto andterminatingadjacent the peri liery of the friction Wheel, integral'ears t' 7. on tie free 'endportion of the resilient` Varm extending inwardly over opposite sides of the friction Wheel and a friction block removably mounted on' the resilient larm between the 'ears and having a ooncavedface disposed in. 'i n f yielding` engagement with they' periphery of -i ,a n

the friction Wheel.

' In testimony whereof I affiirmy signature.

JOHN E.v MALKIN. 

